BACKGROUND

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned research and educational institution with innovative research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. The Laboratory is recognized internationally for its excellence in research and educational activities. Additional information about CSHL and the Watson School can be obtained at www.cshl.edu.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is seeking a motivated computational biologist to lead its Bioinformatics Shared Resource. The individual in this position will interact with CSHL experimentalists and collaborate in genome analysis projects related to Next Generation DNA sequencing data analysis, motif discovery, regulatory network studies and microarray data analysis. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing an existing group of several outstanding computational scientists that provides support for cancer related research.

REQUIREMENTS

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in bioinformatics or biology with demonstrable computational skills and at least two years post-doctoral experience.

Candidates should be familiar with widely used biology databases and bioinformatics methods, and with at least two of the following programming languages: C/C++, Perl, Python, CGI, MySQL.

Experience with database management, web page development and web server management is required.

Excellent supervisory and management skills are required, as well as communication and writing skills

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae, a brief description of research interests and career goals, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to: bioinformatics09[at]cshl.edu.